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Black fur shoulder women's cape with grey silk lining and ermine fur collar. The black fur on the outside of the cape has a watered effect with shiny and dull areas. The cape has a large collar that could be either stand up or flat. The ermine is on the inside of the collar. There is a cream fabric loop sewn on to the inside just below the collar. The grey silk lining of the interior has a flower pattern in darker grey. The opening of the cape has six hooks and loops running from the collar to midway down the opening of the cape. When fully opened, the cape has a circular shape to the bottom edge.
capes (outerwear)
silk (textile)
fur
Cape
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P915
Unknown
32 11/16 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1335
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